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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. In 2017, the VA announced a new initiative called "Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care," followed by bipartisan legislation enabling interstate telemedicine for VA providers and patients.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. Within that training, staff members found that they needed to give their patients peace of mind as well as comfort. THE PROBLEM. Williams, CFO and senior vice president at AccessHealth.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Indeed, telehealth continues to be a major priority for the VA. Evans, VA Office Of Connected Care.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Telehealth has been around for a long time, but only recently has it gained the critical mass that most have long expected. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity. How to optimize RPM for physicians.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.

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CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

Among the many insights they've gained over the past year-plus, they discuss the need to secure a place for telemedicine and expand its capabilities, deploy and scale new technologies faster, and embrace Agile processes and collaborative IT. The new importance of telemedicine. " Growing telehealth capabilities.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

United Methodist faced two different problems: One was falls in its skilled nursing environment and the other was effective telehealth visits for residents. Skilled nursing facilities take care of the frailest of the country’s elders. The other problem it was looking to solve was inefficient telehealth visits.

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Why Temporary Telehealth Policies Should Be Made Permanent

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MARCH 17, 2022

As hospitals and doctors’ offices continue to be overburdened by staff shortages and patient overload, telehealth offerings keep pace in providing a wide-range of patient care access, overcoming racial inequality, transportation barriers from rural communities, and treating chronic medical conditions.

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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Telehealth helps Mayo Clinic neonatologists better treat newborns in emergencies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

” These challenges prompted Mayo Clinic to develop a tele-neonatology program that allows neonatologists to establish a real-time audio/video telemedicine connection with care teams in community hospitals during these high-risk, low-frequency neonatal emergencies. ” PROPOSAL. " Dr. Jennifer Fang, Mayo Clinic.

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State Telemedicine News: Kansas & Tennessee Look to Expand Access

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AUGUST 1, 2018

“Technology has the potential to improve the quality of health care and to make it accessible to more people. Telehealth may provide opportunities to make health care more efficient , better coordinated and closer to home.”. Telemedicine in Tennessee: How Chattanooga Is Leveraging Municipal Broadband for Greater Access to Care.

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Overview of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The Program will distribute emergency funding to health care providers to increase telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Overview of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The Program will distribute emergency funding to health care providers to increase telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These challenges gave telehealth the chance to grab the spotlight. The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital.

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How Good is Your Webside Manner?

GlobalMed

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Lately we’ve talked a lot about patient enthusiasm for telemedicine. A new Deloitte report supports that finding, with 57 percent of respondents reporting an interest in telemedicine and virtual health tools. Only one-third felt they received enough information during their virtual care visit. Contact Us.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. The system can be used to conduct telehealth visits between two or more clinics.

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Government Agencies & Industry Groups Push for Telehealth Policy Reform

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the recent past, such initiatives have included: The expansion of reimbursement for remote care services by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Proposals by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost funding for the expansion of telehealth into rural areas. New policies from the U.S.

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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

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When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

Telehealth helps Mayo Clinic neonatologists better treat newborns in emergencies

State Telemedicine News: Kansas & Tennessee Look to Expand Access

Overview of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Overview of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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How Good is Your Webside Manner?

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Government Agencies & Industry Groups Push for Telehealth Policy Reform

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